I was photographing in Bethany a few weeks ago and noticed a sign....Office Space for RENT.  Is this it?

Just a few weeks prior, a friend and I had left our Midtown studio so I was looking for something new.  I had been nervous. I have been praying, but not sure what the Lord had in store for me.  It wasn't long until I heard  a clear voice say, "You will have a space, be patient." So I was looking but not crazy gazelle style of looking, just keeping my eyes open in my everyday errands and work. 

I was photographing in Bethany on a Sunday afternoon, when I noticed the sign.  I was a little curious.  Then, as we drove to the second shooting location, I say another sign for the same place AND a third sign on the door of the space for rent.  It was kinda like the Lord was saying...here you are!!  The next day, I called  and was able to look at the space.  It was what I was looking for!  This space is not just ANY space, it has a story that goes back YEARS! 

When I started photography around 2004, I dreamed that one day I would have a studio space.  I remember a few years later, meeting a photographer in Bethany that had the coolest studio.  Her studio was in the heart of Bethany.  She had an office downstairs, then upstairs she had several shooting rooms.  I remember thinking.... "One day I want to have a space like this." You guys....this is my new space.  This feels me with such joy that it brings tears to my eyes.  The space has changed a little bit since she was in it...its been divided up.  I am in the upstairs area. 

The last week has been a roller coaster.  I'm stepping out in faith and doing it SCARED!!

Current situation: My landlord is AMAZING!!  The space was painted and finished in 2 days.  I am currently moving in, but here are the BEFORE photos of the space.  Hopefully in the next few days I'll have current photos.  'Til then...

Oh Snap!

Mitzi Aylor

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